Disclosed is a silver halide color photographic material. The material comprises a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer. A photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer or non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer of the material comprises in the same layer a combination of (i) at least one water insoluble homopolymer or copolymer, (ii) at least one compound represented by formula (I) below, and (iii) at least one ultraviolet absorber: ##STR1##
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1. A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer, wherein a non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer comprises a dispersion of an emulsified and dispersed mixed solution of 0.1 to 10 g/m2 of at least one ultraviolet absorber of formula (II) below, 0.05 to 5 grams per gram of ultraviolet absorber of a homopolymer or copolymer which is insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents and which includes a vinyl polymer having a --CO-- bond or a phenyl group in the repeating unit, and 0.01 to 1 gram per gram of ultraviolet absorber of at least one compound represented by formula (I) below: ##STR25## wherein R1 represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a silyl group, an acyl group or a sulfonyl group, and R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6, which may be identical or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, a substituted amino group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, a halogen atom, ##STR26## where R1a represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a silyl group, an acyl group or a sulfonyl group, and wherein R1 and R2, R2 and R3, or R3 and R4 may be joined together to form a five or six membered ring or a spiro ring: ##STR27## wherein R7, R8, R9, R10, R11 and R12 may be the same or different, and each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a hydroxy group, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an acylamino group, a carbamoyl group or q sulfo group, and wherein R11 and R12 may be joined together to form a six membered ring.
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This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 07/797,908, filed Nov. 26, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,332,655.
The invention relates to silver halide color photographic materials; particularly, silver halide color photographic materials having improved storage stabilities of their dye images.
It is desirable that the dye image formed by the reaction of couplers with the oxidized form of a primary aromatic amine developing agent in a silver halide color photographic material, not fade on long term exposure to light, on short exposure to light, or upon storage for long periods of time in darkness.
Hence, in recent years ultraviolet absorbers have been added to sensitive materials in order to improve the fastness of the dye image to light. However, the light fastness of dye images formed from yellow, magenta and cyan couplers has still been found to be inadequate. There has been proposed a method in which the deterioration or elimination of the ultraviolet absorbers is prevented by dissolving the ultraviolet absorber in a high boiling point organic solvent such as phthalic acid esters and phosphoric acid esters. See JP-A-58-209735 (The term "JP-A" as used herein signifies an "unexamined published Japanese patent application"). The effect has been found to be inadequate.
A combination of benzophenone based ultraviolet absorbers and benzotriazole based ultraviolet absorbers has been suggested in JP-B-48-31255 and JP-B-48-30493, as another means of improving the light fastness of image dyes. (The term "JP-B" as used herein signifies an "examined Japanese patent publication".) However, the performance has been found to be inadequate because the ultraviolet absorbers themselves are broken down by light.
A method where a monomer latex is loaded with an ultraviolet absorber has been disclosed in British Patent 2,016,017A. But there is a disadvantage here in that a large quantity of polymer latex must be used relative to the amount of ultraviolet absorber in order to provide an adequate improvement in light fastness. Moreover, there are additional problems in that impurities such as emulsifying agents and unreacted monomer used during the preparation of the monomer latex and the polymerization inhibitor, have an degrading effect on the dyes.
A method in which an ultraviolet absorber monomer latex is used has also been disclosed in JP-A-58-185677. But this technique only prevents the occurrence of yellow staining which is produced on the white base upon irradiation with light.
A method for improving the light fastness of both the ultraviolet absorbers themselves and the dye image by emulsification and dispersion of the ultraviolet absorber together with certain hydrophobic polymers is disclosed in JP-A-63-264748. However, satisfactory results have not been obtained. Other problems have been observed as well. Large amounts of monomer must be added relative to the amount of ultraviolet absorber in order to satisfactorily improve the light fastness of the ultraviolet absorber. As a result, a large dissolution time is required. Moreover, the mixed solution will have has a high viscosity making emulsification and dispersion difficult; coarse particles are easily produced causing coating failures.
Hence, an object of the present invention is to provide silver halide color photographic materials which exhibit little or no deterioration in photographic properties and in which coating failures will not occur, and in which the light fastness of the image dyes which have been formed from each coupler is improved.
It has been discovered that the above first object of the invention can be obtained by a silver halide color photographic material comprising a support, having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer. At least one of the emulsion layer(s) or hydrophilic colloid layer(s) contain (i) at least one type of water insoluble homopolymer or copolymer, (ii) at least one type of compound represented by general formula (I), and (iii) at least one type of ultraviolet absorber, wherein components (i), (ii) and (iii) are included in the same layer. ##STR2##
In the above formula, R1 represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a silyl group, an acyl group or a sulfonyl group. R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6, which may be the same or different, each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, a substituted amino group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, a halogen atom, ##STR3## where R1a has the same significance as R1. R1 and R2, R2 and R3, or R3 and R4 may be joined together to form a five or six membered ring or a spiro ring. Said alkyl group, alkoxy group and alkyl moiety of the groups represented by R1 to R6 preferably each has 1 to 25, more preferably 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
Another object of the invention is to provide silver halide color photographic materials where the light fastness of the dye image which has been formed from each coupler is improved.
Even another objects to provide silver halide color photographic materials where there is a significant suppression of staining due to light in the so-called white base where no color has been formed.
A further object is to provide silver halide color photographic materials with improved stability with respect to light of the ultraviolet absorbers themselves.
Another object is to provide silver halide color photographic materials having improved fading properties (the fading being due to light of the dye image formed from each coupler) without worsening other photographic properties such as the progress of development.
It has been discovered that these other objects (objects 2-5) can be obtained by a silver halide color photographic material comprising a support, having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer. At least one of the emulsion layer(s) or hydrophilic colloid layer(s) contain (i) at least one type of compound represented by general formula (I-i), and (ii) at least one type of ultraviolet absorber, wherein components (i), (ii) and (iii) are included in the same layer. ##STR4##
In the above formula (I-i) above, the R groups may be the same or different, and each represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an R4a CO-- group, and R5a SO2 -- group or an R6a NHCO-- group; R1b and R2a each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkoxy group or an alkenoxy group; R3a represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or an aryl group; and R4a, R5a and R6a each represent an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group.
Compounds represented by general formula (II) below are preferred as ultraviolet absorbers useful in this present invention. ##STR5##
In formula (II), R7, R8, R9, R10, R11 and R12 each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a hydroxy group, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an acylamino group, a carbamoyl group or a sulfo group. R11 and R12 may be joined together to form a six membered ring. Said alkyl and alkoxy groups represented by R7 to R9 preferably each has 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and more preferably not more than 20 in total of each group, whereas those groups represented by R10 to R12 preferably each has 1 to 5 carbon atoms.
According to a preferred embodiment, a non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer contains (i) at least one type of water insoluble homopolymer or copolymer, (ii) at least one type of compound represented by formula (i), and (iii) at least one type of ultraviolet absorber. More preferably, one or more photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer(s) and one or more non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer(s) and those contain (i) at least one type of water insoluble homopolymer or copolymer, (ii) at least one type of compound represented by general formula (I), and (iii) at least one type of ultraviolet absorber. It is another preferred embodiment where the aforementioned photosensitive layer(s) and/or non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer(s) contain a dispersion obtained by the emulsification and dispersion of a mixed solvent in which at least one type of water insoluble but organic solvent soluble homopolymer or copolymer, and at least one type of compound represented by general formula (I) have been dissolved.
Examples of suitable water insoluble polymers useful in the present invention are described in detail below.
(A) Vinyl Polymers
Monomers which can form vinyl polymers useful in the present invention include acrylic acid esters, for example methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, n-propyl acrylate, iso-propyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate, isobutyl acrylate, sec-butyl acrylate, tert-butyl acrylate, amyl acrylate, hexyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, octyl acrylate, tert-octyl acrylate, 2-chloroethyl acrylate, 2-bromoethyl acrylate, 4-chlorobutyl acrylate, cyanoethyl acrylate, 2-acetoxyethyl acrylate, dimethylaminoethyl acrylate, benzyl acrylate, methoxybenzyl acrylate, 2-chlorocyclohexyl acrylate, cyclohexyl acrylate, furfuryl acrylate, tetrahydrofurfuryl acrylate, phenyl acrylate, 5-hydroxypentyl acrylate, 2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxypropyl acrylate, 2-methoxyethyl acrylate, 3-methoxybutyl acrylate, 2-ethoxyethyl acrylate, 2-isopropoxyethyl acrylate, 2-butoxyethyl acrylate, 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl acrylate, 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethyl acrylate, ω-methoxy-polyethyleneglycol acrylate (number of mol added n=9), 1-bromo-2-methoxyethyl acrylate and 1,1-dichloro-2-ethoxyethyl acrylate.
The following monomers can also be used to form vinyl polymers useful in the present invention. N-propyl methacrylate, iso-propyl methacrylate, n-butyl methacrylate, iso-butyl methacrylate, sec-butyl methacrylate, tert-butyl methacrylate, amyl methacrylate, hexyl methacrylate, cyclohexyl methacrylate, benzyl methacrylate, chlorobenzyl methacrylate, octyl methacrylate, stearyl methacrylate, sulfopropyl methacrylate, N-ethyl-N-phenylaminoethyl methacrylate, 2-(3-phenylpropyloxy)ethyl methacrylate, dimethylaminophenoxyethyl methacrylate, furfuryl methacrylate, tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate, phenyl methacrylate, cresyl methacrylate, naphthyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, 4-hydroxybutyl methacrylate, triethyleneglycol monomethacrylate, dipropyleneglycol monomethacrylate, 2-methoxyethyl methacrylate, 3-methoxybutyl methacrylate, 2-acetoxyethyl methacrylate, 2-acetoacetoxyethyl methacrylate, 2-ethoxyethyl methacrylate, 2-iso-propoxyethyl methacrylate, 2-butoxyethyl methacrylate, 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl methacrylate, 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl methacrylate, 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethyl methacrylate, ω-methoxypolyethyl-eneglycol methacrylate, (number of mol added n=6), allyl methacrylate, and the dimethylaminoethylmethyl chloride salt of methacrylic acid.
Also useful are vinyl esters. Examples include vinyl acetate, vinyl propionate, vinyl butyrate, vinyl iso-butyrate, vinyl caproate, vinyl chloroacetate, vinyl methoxyacetate, vinyl phenylacetate, vinyl benzoate and vinyl salicylate.
Acrylamides are also useful. Examples include acrylamide, methylacrylamide, ethylacrylamide, propylacrylamide, butylacrylamide, tert-butylacrylamide, cyclohexylacrylamide, benzylacrylamide, hydroxymethylacrylamide, methoxyethylacrylamide, dimethylaminoethylacrylamide, phenylacrylamide, dimethylacrylamide, diethylacrylamide, β-cyanoethyl-acrylamide, N-(2-acetoacetoxyethyl)acrylamide, diacetone-acrylamide and tert-octylacrylamide.
Methacrylamides are useful and examples include methacrylamide, methylmethacrylamide, ethylmethacrylamide, propyl-methacrylamide, butylmethacrylamide, tert-butylmethacrylamide, cyclohexylmethacrylamide, benzylmethacrylamide, hydroxymethylmethacrylamide, methoxyethylmethacrylamide, dimethylaminoethylmethacrylamide, phenylmethacrylamide, dimethylmethacrylamide, diethyl-methacrylamide, β-cyanoethylmethacrylamide and N-(2-acetoacetoxyethyl)methacrylamide.
Olefins can be used to provide a suitable polymer. Examples include dicyclopentadiene, ethylene, propylene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, isoprene, chloroprene, butadiene and 2,3-dimethylbutadine; styrenes, for example, styrene, methylstyrene, dimethylstyrene, trimethylstyrene, ethylstyrene, isopropylstyrene, chloromethylstyrene, methoxystyrene, acetoxystyrene, chlorostyrene, dichlorostyrene, bromostyrene, and the methyl ester of vinyl benzoic acid.
Also vinyl ethers are useful such as methyl vinyl ether, butyl vinyl ether, hexyl vinyl ether, methoxyethyl vinyl ether and dimethylaminoethyl vinyl ether.
Other useful monomers include butyl crotonate, hexyl crotonate, dimethyl itaconate, dibutyl itaconate, diethyl maleate, dimethyl maleate, dibutyl maleate, diethyl fumarate, dimethyl fumarate, dibutyl fumarate, methyl vinyl ketone, phenyl vinyl ketone, methoxyethyl vinyl ketone, glycidyl acrylate, glycidyl methacrylate, N-vinyloxazolidone, N-vinylpyrrolidone, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, vinylidene chloride, methylenemalonitrile and vinylidene.
Two or more of the above mentioned monomers can be used together as co-monomers in polymers useful in the present invention for various purposes (e.g., improving solubility). Monomers which have acid groups can also be used as co-monomers for solubility adjustment purposes within a range such that the co-polymer does not become water soluble. Examples of such include acrylic acid; methacrylic acid; itaconic acid; maleic acid; monoalkyl itaconates such as monomethyl itaconate, monoethyl itaconate and monobutyl itaconate; monoalkyl maleates such as monomethyl maleate, monoethyl maleate and monobutyl maleate; citraconic acid; styrenesulfonic acid; vinylbenzylsulfonic acid; vinylsulfonic acid; acryloyloxyalkyl-sulfonic acids such as acryloyloxymethylsulfonic acid, acryloyloxyethylsulfonic acid and acryloyloxypropylsulfonic acid; methacryloyloxyalkylsulfonic acids such as methacryloyloxymethylsulfonic acid, methacryloyloxyethyl-sulfonic acid and methacryloyloxypropylsulfonic acid; acrylamidoalkylsulfonic acids such as 2-acrylamido-2-methylethanesulfonic acid, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid and 2-acrylamido-2-methylbutanesulfonic acid; and methacryl-amidoalkylsulfonic acids such as 2-methacrylamido-2-methylethanesulfonic acid, 2-methacrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid and 2-methacrylamido-2-methylbutane-sulfonic acid; and these acids may take the form of their alkali metal (for example Na, K) or ammonium ion salts.
The hydrophilic vinyl monomers above and other hydrophilic vinyl monomers (referred to herein as monomers of which their homopolymers are water soluble) may be used as co-monomers provided that the copolymer does not become water soluble, No particular limitation is imposed upon the proportion of hydrophilic monomer in the copolymer. However, generally the proportion will preferably be not more than 40 mol %, more preferably not more than 20 mol %, and most preferably not more that 10 mol %.
The polymers of this present invention preferably have a --CO-- bond or a phenyl group in the repeating unit, and methacrylate based, acrylate based and styrene based polymers are the most desirable.
In general copolymers obtained by the copolymerization of two or more monomers are preferred, and copolymers of methacrylate based, acrylate based and styrene based monomers with other monomers such as those indicated above are especially desirable. Of course, two or more types of copolymers can be used together.
(B) Polyester Resins Obtained by the Condensation of Poly-hydric Alcohols and Poly-basic Acids
Other suitable polymers include polyester resins obtained by the copolymerization of polyhydric alcohols and polybasic acids. Glycols which have an HO--R1 --OH structure, where R1 is a hydrocarbon chain, especially an aliphatic hydrocarbon chain, which has from 2 to about 12 carbon atoms, or polyalkylene glycols, are effective as polyhydric alcohols, and dibasic acids which have an HOOC--R2 --COOH structure where R2 may represent a single bond or a hydrocarbon chain which has from 1 to about 12 carbon atoms, are effective as the poly-basic acids.
Actual examples of polyhydric alcohols include ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, 1,2-propylene glycol, 1,3-propylene glycol, trimethylolpropane, 1,4-butanediol, isobutylenediol, 1,5-pentanediol, neopentyl glycol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,7-heptanediol, 1,8-octanediol, 1,9-nonanediol, 1,10-decanediol, 1,11-undecanediol, 1,12-dodecanediol, 1,13-tridecanediol, glycerine, diglycerine, triglycerine, 1-methylglycerine, erythritol, mannitol and sorbitol.
Actual examples of polybasic acids include oxalic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, nonanedicarboxylic acid, decanedicarboxylic acid, undecanedicarboxylic acid, dodecanedicarboxylic acid, fumaric acid, maleic acid, itaconic acid, citraconic acid, phthalic acid, iso-phthalic acid, terephthalic acid, tetrachlorophthalic acid, metaconic acid, isopimelic acid, cyclopentadiene-maleic anhydride adduct and rosin-maleic acid adduct.
(C) Others
Other polymers are suitable as well. For example, polyesters obtained by means of ring opening polymerization. Such polyesters have the repeating unit shown on the right below. ##STR6##
In the above mechanism m represents an integer of value from 4 to 7. Moreover, the --CH2 -- chains may be branched.
Appropriate monomers which can be used to prepare the polyesters include β-propiolactone, ε-caprolactone and dimethylpropiolactone.
The polymers which are used most preferably according to the present invention are polymers which are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents, and which include a repeating unit which has a --CO-- bond or a phenyl group within the molecule in the main chain or in a side chain. Here, the organic solvent is preferably an auxiliary solvent or a high boiling point organic solvent which is preferably and used in the emulsification and dispersion procedure described above and in further detail below.
Some actual examples of polymers which can be used according to the invention are set forth below, but the invention should not be construed as limited by these examples.
The proportions in parenthesis below indicate mol ratios.
Polymer
P-1) Poly(vinyl acetate)
P-2) Poly(vinyl propionate)
P-3) Poly(methyl methacrylate)
P-4) Poly(ethyl methacrylate)
P-5) Poly(ethyl acrylate)
P-6) Vinyl acetate/vinyl alcohol copolymer (95:5)
P-7) Poly(n-butyl acrylate)
P-8) Poly(n-butyl methacrylate)
P-9) Poly(isobutyl methacrylate)
P-10) Poly(isopropyl methacrylate)
P-11) Poly(decyl methacrylate)
P-12) Butyl acrylate/acrylamide copolymer (95:5)
P-13) Poly(chloromethyl acrylate)
P-14) 1,4-Butanediol/adipic acid polyester
P-15) Ethylene glycol/sebacic acid polyester
P-16) Polycaprolactone
P-17) Poly(2-tert-butylphenyl acrylate)
P-18) Poly(4-tert-butylphenyl acrylate)
P-19) n-Butyl methacrylate/N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone copolymer (90:10)
P-20) Methyl methacrylate/vinyl chloride copolymer (70:30)
P-21) Methyl methacrylate/styrene copolymer (90:10)
P-22) Methyl methacrylate/ethyl acrylate copolymer (50:50)
P-23) n-Butyl methacrylate/methyl methacrylate/styrene copolymer (50:30:20)
P-24) Vinyl acetate/acrylamide copolymer (85:15)
P-25) Vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate copolymer (65:35)
P-26) Methyl methacrylate/acrylonitrile copolymer (65:35)
P-27) Diacetoneacrylamide/methyl methacrylate copolymer (50:50)
P-28) Vinyl methyl ketone/isobutyl methacrylate copolymer (55:45)
P-29) Ethyl methacrylate/n-butyl acrylate copolymer (70:30)
P-30) Diacetoneacrylamide/n-butyl acrylate copolymer (60:40)
P-31) Methyl methacrylate/cyclohexyl methacrylate copolymer (50:50)
P-32) n-Butyl acrylate/styrene methacrylate/diacetoneacrylamide copolymer (sic) (70:20:10)
P-33) N-Tert-butylacrylamide/methyl methacrylate/acrylic acid copolymer (60:30:10)
P-34) Methyl methacrylate/styrene/vinylsulfonamide copolymer (70:20:10)
P-35) Methyl methacrylate/phenyl vinyl ketone copolymer (70:30)
P-36) n-Butyl acrylate/methyl methacrylate/n-butyl methacrylate copolymer (35:35:30)
P-37) n-Butyl acrylate/pentyl methacrylate/N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone copolymer (38:38:24)
P-38) Methyl methacrylate/n-butyl methacrylate/isobutyl methacrylate/acrylic acid copolymer (37:29:25:9)
P-39) n-Butyl methacrylate/acrylic acid copolymer (95:5)
P-40) Methyl methacrylate/acrylic acid copolymer (95:5)
P-41) Benzyl methacrylate/acrylic acid copolymer (90:10)
P-42) n-Butyl methacrylate/methyl methacrylate/benzyl methacrylate/acrylic acid copolymer (35:35:25:5)
P-43) n-Butyl methacrylate/methyl methacrylate/benzyl methacrylate copolymer (35:35:30)
P-44) Poly(3-pentyl acrylate)
P-45) Cyclohexyl methacrylate/methyl methacrylate/n-propyl methacrylate copolymer (37:29:34)
P-46) Poly(pentyl methacrylate)
P-47) Methyl methacrylate/n-butyl methacrylate copolymer (65:35)
P-48) Vinyl acetate/vinyl propionate copolymer (75:25)
P-49) n-Butyl methacrylate/3-acryloxybutane-1-sulfonic acid, sodium salt, copolymer (97:3)
P-50) n-Butyl methacrylate/methyl methacrylate/acrylamide copolymer (35:35:30)
P-51) n-Butyl methacrylate/methyl methacrylate/vinyl chloride copolymer (37:36:27)
P-52) n-Butyl methacrylate/styrene copolymer (90:10)
P-53) Methyl methacrylate/N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone copolymer (90:10)
P-54) n-Butyl methacrylate/vinyl chloride copolymer (90:10)
P-55) n-Butyl methacrylate/styrene copolymer (70:30)
P-56) Poly(N-sec-butylacrylamide)
P-57) Poly(N-tert-butylacrylamide)
P-58) Diacetoneacrylamide/methyl methacrylate copolymer (62:38)
P-59) Cyclohexyl methacrylate/methyl acrylate copolymer (60:40)
P-60) N-Tert-butylacrylamide/methyl methacrylate copolymer (40:60)
P-61) Poly (N-n-butylacrylamide)
P-62) Tert-butyl methacrylate/N-tert-butylacrylamide copolymer (50:50)
P-63) Tert-butyl methacrylate/methyl methacrylate copolymer (70:30)
P-64) Poly(N-tert-butylmethacrylamide)
P-65) N-Tert-butylacrylamide/methyl methacrylate copolymer (60:40)
P-66) Methyl methacrylate/acrylonitrile copolymer (70:30)
P-67) Methyl methacrylate/vinyl methyl ketone copolymer (38:62)
P-68) Methyl methacrylate/styrene copolymer (50:50)
P-69) Methyl methacrylate/hexyl methacrylate copolymer (70:30)
P-70) Poly(benzyl acrylate)
P-71) Poly(4-biphenyl acrylate)
P-72) Poly(4-butoxycarbonylphenyl acrylate)
P-73) Poly(sec-butyl acrylate)
P-74) Poly(tert-butyl acrylate)
P-75) Poly(3-chloro-2,2-(chloromethyl)propyl acrylate)
P-76) Poly(2-chlorophenyl acrylate)
P-77) Poly(4-chlorophenyl acrylate)
P-78) Poly(pentachlorophenyl acrylate)
P-79) Poly(4-cyanobenzyl acrylate)
P-80) tert-butylacrylamide/styrene copolymer (55:45)
P-81) n-Butyl acrylate/styrene copolymer (50:50)
P-82) Poly(cyanoethyl acrylate)
P-83) Poly(4-cyanophenyl acrylate)
P-84) Poly(4-cyano-3-thiabutyl acrylate)
P-85) Poly(cyclohexyl acrylate)
P-86) Poly(2-ethoxycarbonylphenyl acrylate)
P-87) Poly(3-ethoxycarbonylphenyl acrylate)
P-88) Poly(4-ethoxycarbonylphenyl acrylate)
P-89) Poly(2-ethoxyethyl acrylate)
P-90) Poly(3-ethoxypropyl acrylate)
P-91) Poly(1H,1H,5H-octafluoropentyl acrylate)
P-92) Poly(heptyl acrylate)
P-93) Ply(hexadecyl acrylate)
P-94) Poly(hexyl acrylate)
P-95) Poly(isobutyl acrylate)
P-96) Poly(isopropyl acrylate)
P-97) Ply(3-methoxybutyl acrylate)
P-98) Poly(2-methoxycarbonylphenyl acrylate)
P-99) Poly(3-methoxycarbonylphenyl acrylate)
P-100) Poly(4-methoxycarbonylphenyl acrylate)
P-101) Poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate)
P-102) Poly(4-methoxyphenyl acrylate)
P-103) Poly(3-methoxypropyl acrylate)
P-104) Poly(3,5-dimethyladamantyl acrylate)
P-105) Poly(3-dimethylaminophenyl acrylate)
P-106) Poly(vinyl tert-butyrate)
P-107) Poly(2-methylbutyl acrylate)
P-108) Poly(3-methylbutyl acrylate)
P-109) Poly(1,3-dimethylbutyl acrylate)
P-11O) Poly(2-methylpentyl acrylate)
P-111) Poly(2-naphthyl acrylate)
P-112) Poly(phenyl acrylate)
P-113) Poly(propyl acrylate)
P-114) Poly(m-tolyl acrylate)
P-115) Poly(o-tolyl acrylate)
P-116) Poly(p-tolyl acrylate)
P-117) Poly(N,N-dibutylacrylamide)
P-118) Poly(isohexylacrylamide)
P-119) Poly(iso-octylacrylamide)
P-120) Poly(cyclohexylacrylamide)
P-121) Poly(N-methyl-N-phenylacrylamide)
P-122) Poly(adamantyl methacrylate)
P-123) Poly(benzyl methacrylate)
P-124) Poly(2-bromoethyl methacrylate)
P-125) Poly(2-N-tert-butylaminoethyl methacrylate)
P-126) Poly(sec-butyl methacrylate)
P-127) Poly(tert-butyl methacrylate)
P-128) Poly(2-chloroethyl methacrylate)
P-129) Poly(2-cyanoethyl methacrylate)
P-130) Poly(2-cyanomethylphenyl methacrylate)
P-131) Poly(4-cyanophenyl methacrylate)
P-132) Poly(cyclohexyl methacrylate)
P-133) Poly(dodecyl methacrylate)
P-134) Poly(diethylaminoethyl methacrylate)
P-135) Poly(2-ethylsulfinylethyl methacrylate)
P-136) Poly(hexadecyl methacrylate)
P-137) Poly(hexyl methacrylate)
P-138) Poly(2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate)
P-139) Poly(4-methoxycarbonylphenyl methacrylate)
P-140) Poly(3,5-dimethyladamantyl methacrylate)
P-141) Poly(dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate)
P-142) Poly(3,3-dimethylbutyl methacrylate)
P-143) Poly(3,3-dimethyl-2-butyl methacrylate)
P-144) Poly(3,5,5-trimethylhexyl methacrylate)
P-145) Poly(octadecyl methacrylate)
P-146) Poly(tetradecyl methacrylate)
P-147) Poly(4-butoxycarbonylphenylmethacrylamide)
P-148) Poly(4-carboxyphenylmethacrylamide)
P-149) Poly(4-ethoxycarbonylphenylmethacrylamide)
P-150) Poly(4-methoxycarbonylphenylmethacrylamide)
P-151) Poly(butylbutoxycarbonyl methacrylate)
P-152) Poly(butyl chloroacrylate)
P-153) Poly(butyl cyanoacrylate)
P-154) Poly(cyclohexyl chloroacrylate)
P-155) Poly(ethyl chloroacrylate)
P-156) Poly(ethyl ethoxycarbonylmethacrylate)
P-157) Poly(ethyl ethacrylate)
P-158) Poly(ethyl fluoromethacrylate)
P-159) Poly(hexyl hexyloxycarbonylmethacrylate)
P-160) Poly(isobutyl chloroacrylate)
P-161) Poly(isopropyl chloroacrylate)
P-162) Poly(tert-butylstyrene)
In the compounds of general formula (I) R1 represents an alkyl group such as methyl, n-butyl, n-octyl, n-hexadecyl, ethoxymethyl, or 3-phenoxypropyl, benzyl, an alkenyl group such as vinyl, and allyl, an aryl group such as phenyl, and naphthyl, a heterocyclic group such as pyridyl, and tetrahydropyranyl, a silyl group such as trimethylsilyl, tert-butyl dimethyl silyl, an acyl group such as acetyl, benzoyl, and dodeconoyl, or a sulfonyl group such as methanesulfonyl, octanesulfonyl, and benzenesulfonyl. R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 which may be the same or different, each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group such as methyl, n-butyl, n-octyl, sec-dodecyl, tert-butyl, tert-amyl, tert-hexyl, tert-octyl, tert-octadecyl, α,α-dimethylbenzyl, and 1,1-dimethyl-4-hexyloxycarbonylbutyl, an alkenyl group such as vinyl, and allyl, an aryl group such as phenyl, naphthyl, p-methoxyphenyl, and 2,4-tert-butylphenyl, a substituted amino group such as acetylamino, propionylamino, benzamido, N-methylamino, N,N-dimethylamino, N,N-dihexylamino, N-cyclohexylamino, such as N-(tert-butyl)amino, a nitrogen containing heterocyclic group on which the substituent groups form a closed ring such as piperidino, and 1-piperazinyl, an alkylthio group such as methylthio, n-butylthio, secbutylthio, tert-butylthio, and dodecylthio, a halogen atom such as chlorine, and bromine), ##STR7## groups such as octyloxy-carbonyl, and 2,4-di-tert-butylphenoxycarbonyl or --O--R1a. Here, R1a is the same as R1. R1 and R2 may be joined together to form a five or six membered ring or a spiro ring. R2 and R3 or R3 and R4 may be joined together to form a five or six membered ring or a spiro ring. Such rings may be, for example, be chroman rings, coumaran rings, spirochroman rings or spiroindane rings.
Those of the compounds of formula (I) represented by the general formulae (I-a) to (I-h) below are especially preferred. ##STR8##
In general formulae (I-a) to (I-h), R1, R1a, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 represent the same groups described above in connection with formula (I). R51 to R61 may be the same or different, and each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group such as methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, and dodecyl, or an aryl group such as phenyl and p-methoxyphenyl. R54 and R55, and R55 and R56, may be joined together to form a five to seven membered hydrocarbyl ring.
R62 and R63 may be the same or different, and each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group such as methyl, ethyl, and dodecyl, an aryl group such as phenyl, and 4-chlorophenyl, an acyl group such as acetyl, benzoyl, and dodecanoyl, an oxycarbonyl group such as methoxycarbonyl, and 4-dodecyloxyphenoxycarbonyl or a sulfonyl group such as methanesulfonyl, octanesulfonyl, and benzenesulfonyl. However, R62 and R63 cannot both be hydrogen atoms at the same time. Furthermore, R62 and R63 may be joined together to form a five to seven membered ring such as a morpholine ring or a piperidine ring.
Those compounds represented by general formulae (I-a) to (I-h) in which R1 and R1a each represent an alkyl group or an aryl group are preferred, and those in which those groups are alkyl groups are the most desirable. Furthermore, those compounds represented by general formulae (I-a) to (I-h) in which R2 to R6 are hydrogen atoms, alkyl groups or aryl groups are preferred.
Of the compounds represented by the general formulae (I-a) to (I-h) those represented by the general formulae (I-a), (I-c), (I-e), (I-f) and (I-g) are preferred, and the compounds represented by general formula (I-g) are the most desirable.
Actual examples of compounds which are represented by formula (I) are set forth below, but the invention should not be construed as limited by these examples. ##STR9##
Actual examples of compounds represented by general formula (I-i) which are effective for the realization of all five objects of the invention described above, are set forth below. ##STR10##
The above compounds can be prepared in a variety of ways such as those using the methods described in JP-A-45-14034, JP-A-56-24257, JP-A-59-52421, JP-A-55-89835, JP-A-56-159644, JP-A-62-244045, JP-A-62-244046, JP-A-62-273531, JP-A-63-220142, JP-A-63-95439, JP-A-63-95448, JP-A-63-95450 and European Patent 0,239,972, or variations of the aforementioned methods.
Any ultraviolet absorber can be used for the ultraviolet absorber which is used together with the water insoluble polymer and the compound represented by formula (I) or the compound represented by formula (I-i) according to the present invention. However, the use of thiazolidone, benzotriazole, acrylonitrile or benzophenone-based ultraviolet absorbers is preferred. Such ultraviolet absorbers have been disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 1,023,859, 2,685,512, 2,739,888, 2,784,087, 2,748,021, 3,004,896, 3,052,636, 3,215,530, 3,253,921, 3,533,794, 3,692,525, 3,705,805, 3,707,375, 3,738,837 and 3,754,919, and in British Patent No. 1,321,355. The benzotriazole-based compounds are the more desirable, and the 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)benzotriazole based compounds represented by aforementioned general formula (II) are preferred. The compounds may be solids or liquids at normal temperature. Actual examples of liquids are disclosed in, for example, JP-B-55-36984, JP-B-55-12587 and JP-A-58-214152. Details of the atoms or groups represented by R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11 of the ultraviolet absorbers represented by general formula (II) are disclosed in, for example, JP-A-58-221844, JP-A-59-46646, JP-A-59-109055, JP-B-36-10466, JP-B-42-26187, JP-B-48-5496, JP-B-48-41572, and U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,754,919 and 4,220,711.
Some actual examples of compounds represented by formulae (IIa) and (IIb), which are included among the compounds represented by formula (II) are described below. However, the invention should be construed as in any way limited to those examples.
| TABLE Ia |
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| General Formula (IIa) |
| ##STR11## |
| UV No. |
| R10 |
| R11 |
| R7 R8 |
| R9 |
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| 1 H H H H H |
| 2 H H H H CH3 |
| 3 H H H H C4 H9 (t) |
| 4 H H H H C5 H11 (sec) |
| 5 H H H H C5 H11 (t) |
| 6 H H H H C6 H5 |
| 7 H H H H C6 H11 |
| 8 H H H H C8 H17 (n) |
| 9 H H H H C8 H17 (i) |
| 10 H H H H C8 H17 (t) |
| 11 H H H H C12 H25 (n) |
| 12 H H H H C16 H 33 (n) |
| 13 H H H H OCH3 |
| 14 H H H H C2 H4 COOC8 H17 |
| 15 H H H H CONHC12 H25 (n) |
| 16 H H CH3 H C4 H9 (sec) |
| 17 H H CH3 H C4 H9 (t) |
| 18 H H C4 H9 (sec) |
| H C4 H9 (sec) |
| 19 H H C4 H9 (sec) |
| H C4 H9 (t) |
| 20 H H C4 H9 (t) |
| H C4 H9 (sec) |
| 21 H H C4 H9 (t) |
| H C4 H9 (t) |
| 22 H H C4 H9 (t) |
| H C12 H25 (sec) |
| 23 H H C4 H9 (t) |
| H C2 H4 COOC8 H17 |
| 24 H H C5 H11 (t) |
| H C5 H11 (t) |
| 25 H H C5 H11 (t) |
| H C6 H5 |
| 26 H H C5 H11 (t) |
| H CH2 C6 H5 |
| 27 H H Cl H Cl |
| 28 H H CH2 NHCOOC5 H11 (n) |
| H H |
| 29 H Cl H H C5 H11 (t) |
| 30 H Cl H H C6 H5 |
| 31 H Cl H H C6 H11 |
| 32 H Cl H H C2 H4 COOC8 H17 |
| 33 H Cl H H Cl |
| 34 H Cl C4 H9 (sec) |
| H C4 H9 (sec) |
| 35 H Cl C4 H9 (sec) |
| H C4 H9 (t) |
| 36 H Cl C4 H9 (t) |
| H CH3 |
| 37 H Cl C4 H9 (t) |
| H CH2 CHCH2 |
| 38 H Cl C4 H9 (t) |
| H C4 H9 (sec) |
| 39 H Cl C4 H9 (t) |
| H C4 H9 (t) |
| 40 H Cl C4 H9 (t) |
| H C6 H11 |
| 41 H Cl C4 H9 (t) |
| H C2 H4 COOC8 H17 |
| 42 H Cl C5 H11 (n) |
| H C6 H5 |
| 43 H Cl |
| ##STR12## H H |
| 44 H SO2 C2 H5 |
| CH3 H CH3 |
| 45 H CH3 |
| H H C8 H17 (i) |
| 46 H CH3 |
| H H OCH3 |
| 47 H CH3 |
| C4 H9 (sec) |
| H C4 H9 (sec) |
| 48 H CH3 |
| C4 H((sec) |
| H C4 H9 (t) |
| 49 H CH3 |
| C5 H11 (t) |
| H OC6 H5 |
| 50 H CH3 |
| Cl H C8 H17 (n) |
| 51 H C2 H5 |
| C3 H7 (i) |
| H C3 H7 (i) |
| 52 H C4 H9 (n) |
| C4 H9 (sec) |
| H C4 H9 (sec) |
| 53 H C4 H9 (n) |
| C4 H9 (sec) |
| H C4 H9 (t) |
| 54 H C4 H9 (n) |
| C4 H9 (sec) |
| H C5 H11 (t) |
| 55 H C4 H9 (sec) |
| C4 H9 (t) |
| H C4 H9 (t) |
| 56 H C4 H9 (sec) |
| C4 H9 (t) |
| H C5 H11 (t) |
| 57 H C4 H9 (sec) |
| C4 H9 (t) |
| H C 2 H4 COOC8 H17 |
| 58 H C4 H9 (sec) |
| C5 H11 (t) |
| H C5 H11 (t) |
| 59 H C4 H9 (t) |
| C4 H9 (sec) |
| H C4 H9 (sec) |
| 60 H C4 H9 (t) |
| C4 H9 (sec) |
| H C4 H9 (t) |
| 61 H C4 H9 (t) |
| C4 H9 (sec) |
| H C5 H11 (t) |
| 62 H C4 H9 (t) |
| C4 H9 (t) |
| H C4 H9 (t) |
| 63 H C5 H11 (n) |
| C4 H9 (sec) |
| H C4 H9 (t) |
| 64 H C5 H11 (t) |
| C4 H9 (sec) |
| H C4 H9 (t) |
| 65 H C6 H5(t) |
| C5 H11 (t) |
| H C5 H11 (t) |
| 66 H C6 H5 |
| C4 H9 (t) |
| H C4 H9 (t) |
| 67 H C6 H5 |
| C5 H11 (t) |
| H C5 H11 (t) |
| 68 H C8 H17 (n) |
| H H C8 H17 (i) |
| 69 H OH C4 H9 (t) |
| H C4 H9 (t) |
| 70 H OCH3 |
| H H OC8 H17 (sec) |
| 71 H OCH3 |
| C4 H9 (sec) |
| H C4 H9 (sec) |
| 72 H OCH3 |
| C4 H9 (sec) |
| H C4 H9 (t) |
| 73 H OCH3 |
| C5 H11 (t) |
| H C5 H11 (t) |
| 74 H OCH3 |
| C5 H11 (t) |
| H C6 H5 |
| 75 H OCH3 |
| Cl H Cl |
| 76 H OC2 H5 |
| C4 H9 (sec) |
| H C4 H9 (t) |
| 77 H OC4 H9 (n) |
| Cl H OCH3 |
| 78 H OC6 H5 |
| C5 H11 (t) |
| H C5 H11 (t) |
| 79 H COOC4 H9 (n) |
| C4 H9 (n) |
| H C5 H11 (t) |
| 80 H NO2 |
| C8 H17 (n) |
| H OCH3 |
| 81 H H H Cl Cl |
| 82 H H H OC8 H17 |
| H |
| 83 H CH3 |
| H CH3 |
| CH3 |
| 84 H Cl H C15 H31 |
| H |
| 85 CH3 |
| OC4 H9 (n) |
| H H H |
| 86 CH3 |
| OC9 H19 (n) |
| H H H |
| 87 CH3 |
| OC12 H25 (n) |
| H H H |
| 88 Cl Cl H H H |
| 89 OCH(CH3)2 |
| OCH(CH3)2 |
| H H H |
| 90 OCH(CH3)2 |
| OCH(CH3)2 |
| H H CH3 |
| 91 OCH(CH3)2 |
| OC2 H3 (CH3)2 |
| H H H |
| 92 OC4 H9 (n) |
| OC4 H9 (n) |
| H H H |
| 93 OC4 H9 (n) |
| OC4 H9 (n) |
| H H OCH3 |
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| TABLE Ib |
| ______________________________________ |
| General Formula (IIb) |
| ##STR13## |
| R14 R12 R13 |
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| 94 H H CH3 |
| 95 H H C8 H17 |
| 96 H C4 H9 (t) |
| C4 H9 (t) |
| 97 Cl H C2 H5 |
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According to the present invention, the ultraviolet absorber is included in a silver halide emulsion layer and/or non-photosensitive layer of the color photographic material. However, it is most desirably included in the photosensitive layer which is furthest from the support, and the non-photosensitive layer above that photosensitive layer (a non-photosensitive layer on the opposite side from the support).
The ultraviolet absorbers and compounds represented by formulae (I) or (I-i) are preferably introduced into the photographic sensitive material in the form of emulsified dispersions.
The total coated weight of ultraviolet absorber is preferably from 0.1 to 10.0 g/m2, and most preferably from 0.1 to 5.0 g/m2.
The polymer is preferably used in an amount of from 0.05 to 5.00 grams, and most preferably in an amount of from 0.5 to 1.00 gram, per gram of ultraviolet absorber.
The compound represented by general formula (I) is used preferably in an amount of from 0.01 to 1.00 gram, and most desirably in an amount of from 0.01 to 0.5 gram, per gram of ultraviolet absorber.
When a compound of general formula (I-i) is used, it is preferably used in the aforementioned quantities, and it is most preferably used in amounts of from 0.05 to 0.5 gram per gram, of ultraviolet absorber.
Emulsified dispersions of ultraviolet absorbers, water insoluble polymers and compounds represented by the general formula (I), or of ultraviolet absorbers and compounds of general formula (I-i), may or may not include a high boiling point organic solvent. In those cases where a high boiling point organic solvent is used, any solvent which does not impede photographic performance may be used.
Compounds having melting points below 100°C and boiling points above 140°C, which are immiscible with water, are preferred as high boiling point organic solvents. They may be solids or liquids at room temperature. High boiling point organic solvents which have melting points of not more than 80°C, and boiling points of at least 160° C., preferably at least 170°C, are most preferred.
Typical examples of high boiling point organic solvents are indicated below, but these solvents should not be construed as limiting the invention. ##STR14##
Dispersions of lipophilic particles which contain an ultraviolet absorber, a high boiling point organic solvent and a compound of formula (I-i) can be prepared in the following way.
A compound of formula (I-i) and a high boiling point organic solvent are dissolved completely together with an auxiliary solvent, and then the solution is dispersed in the form of fine particles in water, preferably an aqueous hydrophilic colloid solution or most preferably an aqueous gelatin solution with the aid of a dispersing agent by a suitable means such as ultrasonics, a colloid mill or a high speed agitator. Alternatively, water or an aqueous hydrophilic colloid solution such as an aqueous gelatin solution, is added to an auxiliary organic solvent which contains a dispersing agent such as a surfactant, a high boiling point organic solvent and an ultraviolet absorber. Then an oil-in-water dispersion is made by phase reversal. The aforementioned dispersion methods may be adopted after removing the auxiliary organic solvent from the dispersion which has been prepared, using a method such as distillation, noodle washing, ultrafiltration or reduced pressure degassing.
British Patent 2,016,017A describes one method useful for the preparation of a dispersion of fine lipophilic particles which contain ultraviolet absorber, polymer and compound represented by general formula (I) according to the present invention. But, the method of emulsification and dispersion disclosed in JP-A-63-264748 is preferred. That is, a polymer useful in the present invention (a so-called "linear polymer") prepared without crosslinking by solution polymerization, emulsion polymerization or suspension polymerization, a compound represented by general formula (I), and an ultraviolet absorber, are dissolved completely in an auxiliary organic solvent and the resulting solution is dispersed in water, preferably in an aqueous hydrophilic colloid solution, and most preferably in an aqueous gelatin solution with the aid of a dispersing agent to form fine particles ultrasonically, in a colloid mill or by using a high speed agitator. Alternatively, water or an aqueous hydrophilic colloid solution, such as an aqueous gelatin solution, is added to an auxiliary solvent which contains the polymer, a compound represented by formula (I) and an ultraviolet absorber, and then an oil in water dispersion may be obtained by phase reversal. The aforementioned dispersion procedure may be used after removing the auxiliary organic solvent from the dispersion obtained by distillation, noddle washing, ultra-filtration or reduced pressure degassing.
The auxiliary organic solvent is an organic solvent which is useful during emulsification and dispersion and which can be ultimately removed from the photosensitive material during the drying process, at the time of coating, or by means of the methods described above. Also, it should be a low boiling point organic solvent or a solvent which has a certain solubility in water and which can be removed by washing with water. Examples of suitable auxiliary solvents include lower alcohol acetates such as ethyl acetate and butyl acetate, ethyl propionate, secondary butyl alcohol, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, β-ethoxyethyl acetate, methylcellosolve acetate and cyclohexanone.
Moreover, organic solvents which are completely miscible with water, such as methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, acetone and tetrahydrofuran, can be used in part conjointly, as required.
Furthermore, combinations of two or more of the above organic solvents can be used. The average particle size of the fine lipophilic particles obtained in this manner is preferably from 0.04 μm to 2 μm and more desirably from 0.04 μm to 0.4 μm. They are most desirably from 0.04 μm to 0.12 μm. The particle size of the fine lipophilic particles can be measured using an apparatus such as the nanosizer made by the British Coulter Tar Co.
Various photographically useful hydrophobic substances can be included in the fine lipophilic particles. Examples of such photographically useful lipophilic substances include color or non-color couplers, developing agents. developing agent precursors, development inhibitor precursors, development accelerators, gradation control agents such as hydroquinones, dyes, dye releasing agents, antioxidants, fluorescent whiteners, and anti-fading agents. Furthermore, these lipophilic substances may be used together conjointly.
Silver chloride, silver bromide, silver (iodochlorobromide and silver iodobromide, for example, can be used as the silver halide in the present invention. However, the use of silver chlorobromide emulsions which contain at least 90 mol %, preferably at least 95 mol % and most preferably at least 98 mol % of silver chloride, or silver chloride emulsions, which contain essentially no silver iodide is .preferred particularly to obtain rapid processing.
Dyes which can be decolorized by processing (including oxonol dyes) such as those disclosed on pages 27 to 76 of European Patent No. 0,337,490A2, can be added to the hydrophilic colloid layer of a photosensitive material according to the present invention in such a way that the optical reflection density at 680 nm of the sensitive material is at least 0.70. And, the addition of at least 12 wt %, preferably at least 14 wt %, of titanium oxide, the surface of which, has been treated with a di-hydric-tetra-hydric alcohol such as trimethylolethane to the water resistant resin layer of the support is desirable to improve image sharpness.
Furthermore, the use of colored image stability improving compounds such as those disclosed in European Patent No. 0,277,589A2, together with the couplers, is desirable. Conjoint use with pyrazoloazole couplers is especially desirable. That is, the independent or simultaneous use of compounds (F) which bind chemically with a primary aromatic amine based developing agent which remains after color development processing and forms a compound which is chemically inert and essentially colorless and/or a compound (G) which binds chemically with the oxidized form of a primary aromatic amine based color developing agent which remains after color development processing and forms a compound which is chemically inert and essentially colorless, is desirable. It can prevent staining or other side effects due to colored dye formation resulting from reactions between couplers and the color developer or oxidation products thereof which remain in the film on storage after processing.
Furthermore, the addition of biocides such as those disclosed in JP-A-63-271247 to a photosensitive material according to the present invention is desirable for preventing the growth of the various microorganisms and fungi which can propagate in the hydrophilic colloid layers and cause the image to deteriorate.
Furthermore, a white polyester based support for display purposes, or a support on which a layer which contains a white pigment has been established on the side where the silver halide layer is to be located, may be used as the support. Moreover, the establishment by coating of an anti-halation layer on the side of the support on which the silver halide layer is to be coated, or on the reverse side, is preferred for improving sharpness. The establishment of a support transmission density in the range from 0.35 to 0.8 is especially preferred so that the display can be viewed by both reflected light and transmitted light.
A photosensitive material according to the present invention may be exposed using visible light or using infrared light. Low luminance exposures and high luminance short time exposures may be used for making the exposure, and in the latter case in particular, a laser scanning exposure system with an exposure time shorter than 10-4 second per picture element is desirable.
Furthermore, use of the band strip filters such as those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,880,726 during exposure is desirable. Mixed color light can be eliminated and color reproduction can be markedly improved.
The exposed photosensitive material is preferably subjected to a bleach-fixing process after color development for rapid processing. In cases where the aforementioned high silver chloride emulsions have been used, the pH of the bleach-fix bath is preferably below about 6.4, and most preferably below about 6 for accelerating the de-silvering process.
Useful silver halide emulsions and other elements (additives etc.), photographic structural layers (layer arrangements etc.) and methods of processing which can be used to process the materials, and additives which can be used for processing, have been disclosed in the patent documents indicated below. Those disclosed in European Patent No. 0,355,660A2 (Japanese Patent Application No. 1-107011) are especially preferable.
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| Photographic |
| Structural |
| Element JP-A-62-215272 JP-A-2-33144 EP 0,355,660A2 |
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| Silver Halide |
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| Layer column on page 156, line 14 |
| Structure |
| Dyes Lower right column on page |
| Upper left column on page |
| Page 66, lines 18 to |
| 156, line 15 to lower right |
| 38, line 12 to upper right |
| 22 |
| column on page 184, last |
| column on page 38, line 7 |
| line |
| Anti-color |
| Upper left column on page |
| Upper right column on |
| Page 64 line 57 to |
| Mixing 185, line 1 to lower right |
| page 36, lines 8 to 11 |
| page 65 line 1 |
| Agents column on page 188, line 3 |
| Gradation |
| Lower right column on page |
| -- -- |
| Control 188, lines 4 to 8 |
| Agents |
| Anti-staining |
| Lower right column on page |
| Upper left column on page |
| Page 65 line 32 to |
| Agents 188, line 9 to lower right |
| 37, last line to lower |
| page 66 line 17 |
| column on page 193, line 10 |
| right column on page 37, |
| line 13 |
| Surfactants |
| Lower left column on page |
| Upper right column on page |
| -- |
| 201, line 1 to upper right |
| 18, line 1 to lower right |
| column on page 210, last |
| column on page 24, last line |
| line and lower left column on page |
| 27, line 10 from the bottom to |
| lower right column on page 27, |
| line 9 |
| Fluorine- |
| Lower left column on page |
| Upper left column on page |
| -- |
| Containing |
| 210, line 1 to lower left |
| 25, line 1 to lower right |
| Compounds |
| column on page 222, line 5 |
| column on page 27, line 9 |
| (Anti-static |
| agents, coating |
| promoters, |
| lubricants, and |
| anti-static agents |
| etc.) |
| Binders Lower left column on page |
| Upper right column on page |
| Page 66, lines 23 to |
| (Hydrophilic |
| 222, line 6 to upper left |
| 38, lines 8 to 18 |
| 28 |
| colloids) |
| column on page 225, last |
| line |
| Thickeners |
| Upper right column on page |
| -- -- |
| 225, line 1 to upper right |
| column on page 230, line 2 |
| Anti-static |
| Upper right column on page |
| -- -- |
| Agents 227, line 3 to upper left |
| column on page 230 line 1 |
| Polymer Latexes |
| Upper left column on page |
| -- -- |
| 230, line 2 to page 239, |
| last line |
| Matting Agents |
| Upper left column on page |
| -- -- |
| 240, line 1 to upper right |
| column on page 240, last |
| line |
| Photographic |
| Upper right column on page |
| Upper left column on page |
| Page 67, line 14 to |
| Processing |
| 3, line 7 to upper right |
| 39, line 4 to upper left |
| page 69, line 28 |
| Methods column on page 10, line 5 |
| column on page 42, last line |
| (Processing |
| operations and |
| additives etc.) |
| __________________________________________________________________________ |
| NOTES |
| The citations from JPA-62-215272 also include the details amended in |
| accordance with the procedural amendment dated 16th March 1987 which is |
| appended to the end of the specification. Furthermore, from among the |
| color couplers referred to above, the use of the socalled short wave type |
| yellow couplers disclosed in JPA-63-231451, JPA-63-123047, JPA-63-241547, |
| JPA-1-173499, JPA-1-213648 and JPA-1-250944 for the yellow coupler is |
| preferred. |
Furthermore, in addition to diphenylimidazole based cyan couplers such as those disclosed in JP-A-2-33144, 3-hydroxypyridine based cyan couplers such as those disclosed in European Patent No. 0,333,185A2 (of which the coupler obtained by providing the four-equivalent coupler (42) cited as an illustrative example with a chlorine leaving group to provide a two-equivalent coupler, and couplers (6) and (9) are particularly preferred), and cyclic active methylene based cyan couplers such as those disclosed in JP-A-64-32260 (of which couplers 3, 8 and 34 cited as actual examples are preferred), as cyan couplers is also desirable.
With a silver halide photographic material according to the present invention it is possible by using small amounts of additives to obtain excellent photographic materials in which the ultraviolet absorber has excellent fastness to light and in which the light fastness of the dye image is improved; without adverse effects on photographic properties and without incurring problems in terms of manufacture.
The invention is further described below using illustrative examples. However, the examples are not intended to limit the invention in any way.
The first and second layers described below were were coated on a transparent cellulose triacetate support.
10 grams of the ultraviolet absorber shown in Table 2, 5 grams of high boiling point organic solvent and 8 ml of ethyl acetate were heated to 60°C to form a complete solution. 90 grams of 15% aqueous gelatin solution and 6 ml of sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (10% aqueous solution) were then added to the solution, and the mixture was emulsified in a homogenizer (made by Nippon Seiki). An aqueous gelatin solution was added to the resulting liquid, and this was applied as coating in the coated weights indicated below. 1-Oxy-3,5-dichloro-s-triazine, sodium salt, was used as a hardening agent.
| ______________________________________ |
| Coated Weights |
| ______________________________________ |
| Ultraviolet absorber 0.20 g/m2 |
| High boiling point organic solvent |
| 0.08 g/m2 |
| Gelatin 0.96 g/m2 |
| ______________________________________ |
10 grams of a ten percent aqueous gelatin solution, 100 ml of water and 3 ml of 10% Alkanol-X (made by the DuPont Co.) as a coating promotor, were mixed and applied as a coating in the coated weights indicated below.
| ______________________________________ |
| Coated Weights |
| ______________________________________ |
| Gelatin 2.75 g/m2 |
| ______________________________________ |
The above coated material was prepared as sample 1.
Samples 2 to 30 were prepared in the same manner as Sample 1 except that the composition of the first layer was changed as indicated in Table 2. That is, according to the present invention the polymers and compounds of formula (I) were dissolved in ethyl acetate along with the ultraviolet absorber, and the resulting mixtures were emulsified and dispersed.
Next, Sample 2 to 31 was prepared in the same manner as Sample 1, except that compound I-3 was dissolved in ethyl acetate and added to the second layer in such a way that the coated weight was 0.03 g/m2. And, the composition of the first layer was changed as indicated in Table 2. The ultraviolet absorption densities of the samples was measured by transmission and the value of the density at the absorption peak was noted. In those cases where there were two peaks the value of the longer wavelength peak was noted.
The samples were then exposed for 25 days at 100,000 lux in a xenon fadometer. The ultraviolet absorbance was measured again, and the values of the densities of the absorption peaks at the same wavelengths were noted as before.
The ratio of the density after exposure relative to the density before exposure was determined to investigate the survival rate of the ultraviolet absorbers. ##EQU1##
The results obtained are set forth in Table 2.
Furthermore, the average particle size of the first layer emulsion of each sample was measured using a nanosizer made by the British Coulter Tar Co. The results are also set forth in Table 2.
| TABLE 2 |
| __________________________________________________________________________ |
| Compound of |
| Type of |
| General |
| High |
| Oil |
| Polymer |
| Formula [I] |
| boiling |
| Droplet |
| Ultraviolet |
| (Amount |
| (Amount |
| point |
| Particle |
| Survival |
| Sample |
| Absorber added, |
| added, organic |
| Size Rate |
| No. (Ratio by weight) |
| gm2) |
| g/m2) |
| solvent |
| (μm) |
| (%) Remarks |
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| 1 UV-2/UV-24/UV-39 |
| / / 0-1 0.09 49 Comparative |
| (2/1/6) Example |
| 2 UV-2/UV-24/UV-39 |
| / I-3 " 0.09 50 Comparative |
| (2/1/6) (0.01) Example |
| 3 UV-2/UV-24/UV-39 |
| / I-3 " 0.09 50 Comparative |
| (2/1/6) (0.03) Example |
| 4 UV-2/UV-24/UV-39 |
| / I-3 " 0.09 51 Comparative |
| (2/1/6) (0.05) Example |
| 5 UV-2/UV-24/UV-39 |
| / I-3 " 0.10 53 Comparative |
| (2/1/6) (0.10) Example |
| 6 UV-2/UV-24/UV-39 |
| P-4 / " 0.09 55 Comparative |
| (2/1/6) (0.10) Example |
| 7 UV-2/UV-24/UV-39 |
| P-4 / " 0.15 60 Comparative |
| (2/1/6) (0.20) Example |
| 8 UV-2/UV-24/UV-39 |
| P-4 / " 0.37 68 Comparative |
| (2/1/6) (0.40) Example |
| 9 UV-2/UV-24/UV-39 |
| P-4 I-3 " 0.16 83 This |
| (2/1/6) (0.20) |
| (0.10) Invention |
| 10 UV-2/UV-24/UV-39 |
| P-4 I-3 " 0.09 76 This |
| (2/1/6) (0.10) |
| (0.01) Invention |
| 11 UV-2/UV-24/UV-39 |
| P-4 I-3 0-1 0.10 79 Comparative |
| (2/1/6) (0.10) |
| (0.03) Example |
| 12 UV-2/UV-24/UV-39 |
| P-4 I-3 " 0.10 80 Comparative |
| (2/1/6) (0.10) |
| (0.06) Example |
| 13 UV-2/UV-24/UV-39 |
| P-4 I-3 " 0.11 82 Comparative |
| (2/1/6) (0.10) |
| (0.10) Example |
| 14 UV-11/UV-41/UV-95 |
| P-21 / -- 0.09 56 Comparative |
| (3/7/1) (0.10) Example |
| 15 UV-11/UV-41/UV-95 |
| P-21 I-18 -- 0.11 78 This |
| (3/7/1) (0.10) |
| (0.03) Invention |
| 16 UV-11/UV-41/UV-95 |
| P-23 " -- 0.10 76 This |
| (3/7/1) (0.10) |
| (0.03) Invention |
| 17 UV-11/UV-41/UV-95 |
| P-57 " -- 0.10 79 This |
| (3/7/1) (0.10) |
| (0.03) Invention |
| 18 UV-11/UV-41/UV-95 |
| P-62 " -- 0.11 79 This |
| (3/7/1) (0.10) |
| (0.03) Invention |
| 19 UV-11/UV-41/UV-95 |
| P-68 " -- 0.10 82 This |
| (3/7/1) (0.10) |
| (0.03) Invention |
| 20 UV-11/UV-41/UV-95 |
| P-68 I-40 -- 0.11 78 This |
| (3/7/1) (0.10) |
| (0.03) Invention |
| 21 UV-11/UV-41/UV-95 |
| P-68 I-46 -- 0.10 79 This |
| (3/7/1) (0.10) |
| (0.03) Invention |
| 22 UV-19/UV-73 |
| P-57 / 0-2 0.09 52 Comparative |
| (1/1) (0.10) Example |
| 23 UV-19/UV-73 |
| P-57 I-8 " 0.09 76 This |
| (1/1) (0.10) |
| (0.03) Invention |
| 24 UV-24/UV-82 |
| P-62 / " 0.10 49 Comparative |
| (2/3) (0.10) Example |
| 25 UV-24/UV-82 |
| P-62 I-43 -- 0.10 78 This |
| (2/3) (0.10) |
| (0.03) Invention |
| 26 UV-11/UV-41 |
| P-57 / -- 0.10 59 Comparative |
| (3/6) (0.10) Example |
| 27 UV-11/UV-41 |
| P-57 I-3 -- 0.11 83 This |
| (3/6) (0.10) |
| (0.03) Invention |
| 28 UV-11/UV-41 |
| P-62 / -- 0.10 57 Comparative |
| (3/6) (0.10) Example |
| 29 UV-11/UV-41 |
| P-62 I-10 -- 0.11 79 This |
| (3/6) (0.10) |
| (0.03) Invention |
| 30 UV-11/UV-41 |
| P-80 I-3 -- 0.10 77 This |
| (3/6) (0.10) |
| (0.03) Invention |
| 31 UV-11/UV-41 |
| / / / 0.09 53 Comparative |
| (3/6) Example |
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As may be seen from comparative Sample 2 to 4 in Table 2, there is no improvement in light fastness of the ultraviolet absorber itself when the compound of general formula (I) is added alone, without the conjoint use of the polymer. Furthermore, although there is a slight improving effect on increasing the amount of polymer which is added in the range shown in Table 2 for comparative samples 6 to 8, the effect is not of the level achieved with the method of this present invention.
According to the present invention where compound of general formula (I) and a polymer are used conjointly, there is an improvement which could not have been anticipated from past results in terms of light fastness of the ultraviolet absorber itself without impairment of the coated material.
A multi-layer color printing paper A-1 having the layer structure indicated below was prepared by establishing a gelatin under-layer, which contained sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate, on the surface of a paper support. The support had been laminated on both sides with polyethylene which had been subjected to a corona discharge treatment. Thereafter coating contained of the various photographic structural layers.
The coating materials were prepared in the manner described below.
Ethyl acetate (27.2 cc) and 4.1 grams each of solvent (Solv-3) and solvent (Solv-7) were added to 19.1 grams of yellow coupler (ExY) and 4.4 grams of colored image stabilizer (Cpd-1) to form a solution which was then emulsified and dispersed in 185 cc of a 10% aqueous gelatin solution which contained 8 cc of 10% sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate to provide emulsified dispersion A. Also, silver chlorobromide emulsion A was prepared; a 3:7 (Ag mol ratio) mixture of a large size cubic emulsion of average grain size 0.88 μm and a small size cubic emulsion A of average grain size 0.70 μm with the variation coefficients of the grain size distributions being 0.08 and 0.10, and each size emulsion having 0.3 mol % silver bromide included locally on part of the grain surface. The blue sensitive sensitizing dyes A and B indicated below were added in amounts of 2.0×10-4 mol of each per mol of silver in the emulsion which had large grains, and in amounts of 2.5×10-4 mol of each per mol of silver halide in the emulsion which had small grains. Furthermore, chemical ripening of the emulsion was carried out with the addition of a sulfur sensitizing agent and a gold sensitizing agent. This silver chlorobromide emulsion A was mixed with the aforementioned emulsified dispersion A to prepare the first layer coating liquid, the composition of which is indicated below.
The coating liquids for the second to the seventh layers were prepared using the same procedure as for the first layer coating liquid. 1-Oxy-3,5-dichloro-s-triazine, sodium salt, was used as a gelatin hardening agent in each layer.
Furthermore, Cpd-7 and Cpd-8 were each added to each layer in such a way as to provide a total amount of 25.0 mg/m2 and 50 mg/m2 respectively.
The spectrally sensitizing dyes indicated below were used in the silver chlorobromide emulsion of each photosensitive emulsion layer. ##STR15## This was added in an amount of 2.0×10-4 mol of each per mol of silver halide in the large size emulsion A, and 2.5×10-4 mol of each per mol of silver halide in the small size emulsion A. ##STR16## This was added in an amount of 4.0×10-4 mol per mol of silver halide in the large size emulsion B, and 5.6×10-4 mol per mol of silver halide in the small size emulsion B. ##STR17## This was added in an amount of 7.0×10-5 mol per mol of silver halide in the large size emulsion B, and 1.0×10-5 mol per mol of silver halide in the small size emulsion B. ##STR18## This was added in an amount of 0.9×10-4 mol per mol of silver halide in the large size emulsion C, and 1.1×10-4 mol per mol of silver halide in the small size emulsion C.
The compound indicated below was added in an amount of 2.6×10-3 mol per mol of silver halide to the red sensitive emulsion layer. ##STR19##
Furthermore, 1-(5-methylureidophenyl)-5-mercaptotetrazole was added to the blue, green and red sensitive emulsions layers in amounts, per mol of silver halide, of 8.5×10-5 mol, 7.7×10-4 mol and 2.5×10-4 mol respectively.
Furthermore, 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-1,3,3a,7-tetraazaindene was added to the blue and green sensitive emulsion layers in amounts, per mol of silver halide, of 1×10-4 mol and 2×10-4 mol respectively.
The dyes indicated below (with the coated weights shown in brackets) were added to the emulsion layers for anti-irradiation purposes. ##STR20##
The composition of each layer is indicated below. The numerical values indicate coated weights (g/m2). In the case of silver halide emulsions the coated weight is shown as the calculated coated weight of silver.
Polyethylene laminated paper (Titanium oxide (TiO2) and blue dye (ultramarine) were included in the polyethylene on the first layer side)
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| First Layer (Blue Sensitive Emulsion Layer) |
| The aforementioned silver 0.30 |
| chlorobromide emulsion A |
| Gelatin 1.86 |
| Yellow coupler (ExY) 0.82 |
| Colored image stabilizer (Cpd-1) |
| 0.19 |
| Solvent (Solv-3) 0.18 |
| Solvent (Solv-7) 0.18 |
| Second Layer (Anti-color Mixing Layer) |
| Gelatin 0.99 |
| Anti-color mixing agent (Cpd-4) |
| 0.08 |
| Solvent (Solv-1) 0.16 |
| Solvent (Solv-4) 0.08 |
| Third Layer (Green Sensitive Emulsion Layer) |
| Silver chlorobromide emulsion |
| 0.12 |
| (a 1:3 (silver mol ratio) |
| mixture of the large size cubic |
| emulsion B of average grain |
| size 0.55 μm and the small size |
| cubic emulsion B of average grain |
| size 0.39 μm; the variation |
| coefficients of the grain size |
| distributions being 0.10 and 0.08, |
| and each emulsion had 0.8 mol % AgBr |
| included locally on part of the |
| grain surface) |
| Gelatin 1.24 |
| Magenta coupler (ExM) 0.23 |
| Colored image stabilizer (Cpd-2) |
| 0.03 |
| Colored image stabilizer (Cpd-3) |
| 0.02 |
| Colored image stabilizer (Cpd-6) |
| 0.02 |
| Solvent (Solv-2) 0.40 |
| Fourth Layer (Ultraviolet Absorbing Layer) |
| Gelatin 1.58 |
| Ultraviolet absorber 0.50 |
| Anti-color mixing agent (Cpd-4) |
| 0.05 |
| Solvent (Solv-5) 0.24 |
| Fifth Layer (Red Sensitive Emulsion Layer) |
| Silver chlorobromide emulsion |
| 0.23 |
| (a 1:4 (silver mol ratio) |
| mixture of the large size cubic |
| emulsion C of average grain size |
| 0.58 μm and the small size cubic |
| emulsion C of average grain size |
| 0.45 μm; the variation coefficients |
| of the grain size distributions |
| being 0.09 and 0.11, and each |
| emulsion had 0.6 mol % AgBr included |
| locally on part of the grain surfaces) |
| Gelatin 1.34 |
| Cyan coupler (ExC) 0.32 |
| Colored image stabilizer (Cpd-2) |
| 0.03 |
| Colored image stabilizer (Cpd-3) |
| 0.02 |
| Ultraviolet absorber 0.18 |
| Colored image stabilizer (Cpd-5) |
| 0.05 |
| Solvent (Solv-6) 0.14 |
| Sixth Layer (Ultraviolet Absorbing Layer) |
| Gelatin 0.53 |
| Ultraviolet absorber 0.20 |
| Seventh Layer (Protective Layer) |
| Gelatin 1.33 |
| Acrylic modified poly(vinyl |
| 0.17 |
| alcohol) copolymer (17% |
| modification) |
| Liquid paraffin 0.03 |
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| ##STR21## |
Samples (A-2) to (A-27) were prepared by changing the compositions of the fourth layer (ultraviolet absorbing layer), the fifth layer (red sensitive emulsion layer) and the sixth layer (ultraviolet absorbing layer) of Sample (A-1) in the ways indicated in Table 3. Furthermore, for those samples, the emulsion layers of which the method of this present invention was adopted, were prepared by dissolving the ultraviolet absorber, the polymer, and the compound of formula (I), together with the other additives, in ethyl acetate, and emulsifying and dispersing the resulting solution in an aqueous gelatin solution.
Furthermore, the average particle size of the resulting emulsions was measured using a nanosizer made by the British Coal Tar Co.. In all cases, it was within the range from 0.06 to 0.12μ.
Each sample was subjected to graded exposure with tri-color separation filters for sensitometric purposes using a sensitometer (model FWH, made by the Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., light source color temperature 3200° K.). The exposure at this time was 250 CMS with an exposure time of 0.1 second.
The exposed samples were processed in a paper processor continuously (in a running test) using the processing operations and processing baths described below until the system had been replenished to the extent of twice the color development tank capacity.
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| Repleni- |
| Processing Temperature |
| Time shment Tank |
| Operation (°C.) |
| (sec.) Rate* Capacity |
| ______________________________________ |
| Color Development |
| 35 45 161 ml 17 liters |
| Bleach-fix 30-35 45 215 ml 17 liters |
| Rinse (1) 30-35 20 -- 10 liters |
| Rinse (2) 30-35 20 -- 10 liters |
| Rinse (3) 30-35 20 350 ml 10 liters |
| Drying 70-80 60 |
| *Replenishment rate per square meter of photosensitive material. |
| (A three tank counter flow system from rinse (3) → Rinse (1) was |
| used) |
| ______________________________________ |
| The composition of each processing bath is set |
| forth below. |
| Tank |
| Color Development Bath |
| Solution Replenisher |
| ______________________________________ |
| Water 800 ml 800 ml |
| Ethylenediamine-N,N,N',N'- |
| 1.5 grams 2.0 grams |
| tetramethylenephosphonic |
| acid |
| Potassium bromide 0.015 gram -- |
| Triethanolamine 8.0 grams 12.0 grams |
| Sodium chloride 1.4 grams |
| Potassium carbonate |
| 25 grams 25 grams |
| N-Ethyl-N-(β-methanesul- |
| 5.0 grams 7.0 grams |
| fonamidoethyl)-3-methyl- |
| 4-aminoaniline sulfate |
| N,N-Bis(carboxymethyl) |
| 4.0 grams 5.0 grams |
| hydrazine |
| N,N-di(sulfoethyl)hydroxy- |
| 4.0 grams 5.0 grams |
| lamine monosodium salt |
| Fluorescent whitener |
| 1.0 gram 2.0 grams |
| (WHITEX 4B, made by |
| Sumitomo Chemicals) |
| Water to make up to |
| 1000 ml 1000 ml |
| pH (25°C) 10.05 10.45 |
| Bleach-fix Bath (Tank Solution = Replenisher) |
| Water 400 ml |
| Ammonium thiosulfate (700 g/l) |
| 100 ml |
| Sodium sulfite 17 grams |
| Ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid, |
| 55 grams |
| iron(III) ammonium salt, di-hydrate |
| hylenediamine tetra-acetic acid, |
| 5 grams |
| disodium salt |
| Ammonium bromide 40 grams |
| Water to make up to |
| 1000 ml |
| pH (25°C) 6.0 |
| ______________________________________ |
Ion exchange water (Calcium and magnesium both less than 3 ppm)
The samples so obtained were subjected to fading tests in a xenon fadometer (100,000 Lux) for 20 days, and their light fastness was evaluated in terms of survival rates (%) for the .yellow (Y), magenta (M) and cyan (C) dye images obtained at an initial density of 2.00. The results obtained are set forth in Table 3.
Moreover, the amounts of the polymers and compounds of formula (I) which were added were 0.5 gram and 0.1 gram, respectively, per 1.0 gram of ultraviolet absorber.
| TABLE 3 |
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| Layers Which |
| Contain a |
| Ultraviolet Polymer and |
| Absorber Compound |
| the Compound |
| Survival |
| Sample |
| (Weight Polymer |
| of General |
| Noted on |
| Rate (%) |
| No. Ratio) Type Formula [I] |
| the Left |
| Y M C Remarks |
| __________________________________________________________________________ |
| A-1 UV11/UV39/UV41 |
| / / / 52 |
| 54 |
| 56 |
| Comparative |
| (3/1/7) Example |
| A-2 UV11/UV39/UV41 |
| / I-3 4, 6 53 |
| 54 |
| 56 |
| Comparative |
| (3/1/7) Example |
| A-3 UV11/UV39/UV41 |
| P-4 / " 6 2 |
| 61 |
| 60 |
| Comparative |
| (3/1/7) Example |
| A-4 UV11/UV39/UV41 |
| " I-3 " 77 |
| 78 |
| 74 |
| This |
| (3/1/7) Invention |
| A-5 UV11/UV39/UV41 |
| " " 4, 5, 6 79 |
| 79 |
| 78 |
| This |
| (3/1/7) Invention |
| A-6 UV11/UV39/UV41 |
| " I-18 4, 6 79 |
| 78 |
| 75 |
| This |
| (3/1/7) Invention |
| A-7 UV11/UV39/UV41 |
| " " 4, 5, 6 79 |
| 79 |
| 78 |
| This |
| (3/1/7) Invention |
| A-8 UV11/UV39/UV41 |
| P-21 " " 78 |
| 77 |
| 75 |
| This |
| (3/1/7) Invention |
| A-9 UV11/UV39/UV41 |
| P-23 " " 77 |
| 77 |
| 75 |
| This |
| (3/1/7) Invention |
| A-10 |
| UV11/UV39/UV41 |
| P-57 " " 78 |
| 78 |
| 76 |
| This |
| (3/1/7) Invention |
| A-11 |
| UV11/UV39/UV41 |
| P-62 I-18 4, 5, 6 78 |
| 78 |
| 77 |
| Comparative |
| (3/1/7) Example |
| A-12 |
| UV11/UV39/UV41 |
| P-68 " " 79 |
| 78 |
| 79 |
| Comparative |
| (3/1/7) Example |
| A-13 |
| UV11/UV39/UV41 |
| " I-3 " 78 |
| 77 |
| 78 |
| Comparative |
| (3/1/7) Example |
| A-14 |
| UV11/UV39/UV41 |
| " I-8 " 76 |
| 75 |
| 75 |
| Comparative |
| (3/1/7) Example |
| A-15 |
| UV11/UV39/UV41 |
| " I-40 " 76 |
| 76 |
| 75 |
| Comparative |
| (3/1/7) Example |
| A-16 |
| UV11/UV39/UV41 |
| " I-46 " 77 |
| 76 |
| 76 |
| Comparative |
| (3/1/7) Example |
| A-17 |
| UV2/UV24/UV39 |
| / / / 53 |
| 54 |
| 52 |
| Comparative |
| (2/1/6) Example |
| A-18 |
| UV2/UV24/UV39 |
| / I-3 4, 5, 6 53 |
| 53 |
| 53 |
| Comparative |
| (2/1/6) Example |
| A-19 |
| UV2/UV24/UV39 |
| P-21 / " 60 |
| 62 |
| 59 |
| Comparative |
| (2/1/6) Example |
| A-20 |
| UV2/UV24/UV39 |
| " I-3 " 76 |
| 79 |
| 78 |
| This |
| (2/1/6) Invention |
| A-21 |
| UV2/UV24/UV39 |
| P-80 I-3 4, 5, 6 75 |
| 78 |
| 78 |
| This |
| (2/1/6) Invention |
| A-22 |
| UV11/UV41/UV95 |
| / I-18 4, 5, 6 53 |
| 55 |
| 55 |
| Comparative |
| (3/7/1) Example |
| A-23 |
| UV11/UV41/UV95 |
| P-68 / " 62 |
| 61 |
| 63 |
| Comparative |
| (3/7/1) Example |
| A-24 |
| UV11/UV41/UV95 |
| " I-18 " 79 |
| 80 |
| 80 |
| This |
| (3/7/1) Invention |
| A-25 |
| UV11/UV41/UV95 |
| " I-40 " 78 |
| 79 |
| 80 |
| This |
| (3/7/1) Invention |
| A-26 |
| UV19/UV73 P-62 / " 58 |
| 59 |
| 59 |
| Comparative |
| Example |
| A-27 |
| UV19/UV73 / I-40 " 75 |
| 77 |
| 77 |
| Comparative |
| Example |
| __________________________________________________________________________ |
As may be seen from the results in Table 3, the multi-layer color photosensitive materials of this present invention are such that, in comparison to the comparative example, there was an improvement with respect of fading due to light of the colored images which had been formed from each coupler, and a good balance between the various dye images was retained even on long term exposure.
Samples 32-61, samples where the coated weights of ultraviolet absorber and high boiling point organic solvent were the same as with Sample 1, were prepared in the same way as Sample 1 of Example 1 except that the composition of the first layer in the method of Example 1 was changed in the ways indicated in Table 4. A compound of formula (I) was dissolved, along with the ultraviolet absorber, in ethyl acetate. Thus, the resulting solution was emulsified and dispersed. The ultraviolet spectral absorption densities of the samples were measured by transmission; the value of the absorption at the absorption peak was noted; and the survival rates were obtained in the same way as described in Example 1.
The results obtained are set forth in Table 4.
| TABLE 4 |
| __________________________________________________________________________ |
| High Boiling |
| Compound of General Survival |
| Sample |
| Ultraviolet Absorber |
| Point Organic |
| Formula (I-i) Rate |
| No. (weight ratio) Solvent |
| (g/m2) (%) Remarks |
| __________________________________________________________________________ |
| 32 UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 O-2 -- 66 Comparative |
| (10/12/3) Example |
| 33 UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 O-6 -- 65 Comparative |
| (10/12/3) Example |
| 34 UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 O-13 -- 67 Comparative |
| (10/12/3) Example |
| 35 UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 O-22** -- 65 Comparative |
| (10/12/3) Example |
| 36 UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 O-2 I-i-I (0.05) 75 This |
| (10/12/3) Invention |
| 37 UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 O-6 " 74 This |
| (10/12/3) Invention |
| 38 UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 O-13 " 77 This |
| (10/12/3) Invention |
| 39 UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 O-22** " 79 This |
| (10/12/3) Invention |
| 40 UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 O-2 I-i-21 (0.05) 74 This |
| (10/12/3) Invention |
| 41 UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 " I-i-21 (0.10) 76 This |
| (10/12/3) Invention |
| 42 UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 " I-i-21 (0.15) 80 This |
| (10/12/3) Invention |
| 43 UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 O-13 I-i-1 (0.05) 78 This |
| (10/12/3) Invention |
| 44 UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 " I-i-7 (0.05) 74 This |
| (10/12/3) Invention |
| 45 UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 " I-i-18 (0.05) 75 This |
| (10/12/3) Invention |
| 46 UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 O-2 I-i-21 (0.05) 76 This |
| (10/12/3) Invention |
| 47 UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 -- I-i-7 (0.05) 75 This |
| (10/12/3) Invention |
| 48 UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 -- I-i-21 (0.05) 75 This |
| (10/12/3) Invention |
| 49 UV-3/UV-24/UV-41 O-2 -- 68 Comparative |
| (1/3/2) Example |
| 50 UV-3/UV-24/UV-41 " I-i-1 (0.05) 78 This |
| (1/3/2) Invention |
| 51 UV-11/UV-19/UV-22 " -- 64 Comparative |
| (2/1/3) Example |
| 52 UV-11/UV-19/UV-22 " I-i-7 (0.05) 73 This |
| (2/1/3) Invention |
| 53 UV-3/UV-11/UV-41 -- -- 68 Comparative |
| (2/1/1) Example |
| 54 UV-3/UV-11/UV-41 -- I-i-21 (0.05) 76 This |
| (2/1/1) Invention |
| 55 UV-a*/UV-b* O-13 -- 62 Comparative |
| (2/3) Example |
| 56 UV-a*/UV-b* O-13 I-i-1 (0.05) 67 This |
| (2/3) Invention |
| 57 UV-a*/UV-b* -- -- 63 Comparative |
| (2/3) Example |
| 58 UV-a*/UV-b* -- I-i-1 (0.05) 69 This |
| (2/3) Invention |
| 59 UV-19/UV-41/UV-71 O-2 -- 66 Comparative |
| (1/1/2) Example |
| 60 UV-19/UV-41/UV-71 " I-i-21 (0.05) 78 This |
| (1/1/2) Invention |
| 61 UV-19/UV-41/UV-71 -- " 78 This |
| Invention |
| ##STR22## |
| ##STR23## |
| **The O22 used was of n = 6. |
As may be seen from the results set forth in Table 4, light fastness of the ultraviolet absorber itself is markedly improved by the co-presence of the ultraviolet absorber and compounds of formula (I) according to the present invention.
A multi-layer color paper Sample a, was prepared in the same way described in Example 2. The first layer coating liquid was prepared in the same way as described in Example 2, except that 0.7 gram of (Cpd-10) was added instead of the 4.4 grams of (Cpd-1), as a colored image stabilizer in the emulsified dispersion A. The coating liquids for the second to the seventh layers were prepared in the same way as described in Example 2 for the first layer. In the fifth layer, the cyan coupler and the colored image stabilizer (Cpd-10) etc. were dissolved in ethyl acetate and then emulsified and dispersed. The spectrally sensitizing dyes and the amounts of these dyes added to the silver chlorobromide emulsions of each photosensitive emulsion layer were the same as in Example 2.
The composition of each layer was the same as in Example 2, except for the components indicated below.
Colored image stabilizer (Cpd-10) added in an amount of 0.60 g/m2
The illustrative compounds shown in Table 5 were added in amounts of 0.16 g/m2
(1) Ultraviolet absorber (UV-6/UV-7/UV-10=3/4/1) was used in an amount of 0.47 g/m2 instead of the 0.50 g/m2 of ultraviolet absorber.
(2) The illustrative compounds shown in Table 5 were added in amounts of 0.06 g/m2.
(1) The colored image stabilizer (Cpd-9) was used in an amount of 0.18 g/m2 instead of the 0.18 g/m2 of ultraviolet absorber.
(2) The colored image stabilizer (Cpd-10) was added in an amount of 0.40 g/m2.
(1) Ultraviolet absorber (UV-17/UV-22/UV-36=3/4/1) was used in an amount of 0.16 g/m2 instead of the 0.20 g/m2 of ultraviolet absorber.
(2) The illustrative compounds shown in Table 5 were added in amounts of 0.20 g/m2.
(3) The organic solvents shown in Table 5 were used in amounts of 0.08 g/m2. ##STR24##
Next, Samples b-z were prepared using the same method as for Sample a by changing the compositions of the third layer (green sensitive layer), the fourth layer (ultraviolet absorbing layer) and the sixth layer (ultraviolet absorbing layer) of Sample a as shown in Table 5
Next, the samples obtained in this way were exposed using the same procedure as described in Example 2, after which they were processed continuously using a paper processor under the same conditions as in Example 2.
The samples obtained in this way were subjected to a light resistance test. The degree of light resistance was expressed in terms of the ratio (%) of dye image density before and after the light resistance test. The conditions of the light resistance test were such that the value of the density at the same position as that which had a density before the test of 1.80 was noted after exposure for 14 days in a xenon fadometer at 100,000 lux.
The ratio of the density after exposure with respect to that before exposure was noted for each dye to investigate light resistance. The results obtained are set forth in Table 5.
| TABLE 5 |
| __________________________________________________________________________ |
| Illustrative |
| High Boiling |
| Compound |
| Ultraviolet |
| Point Organic |
| in the Third/ |
| Sample |
| Absorber Solvent in the |
| Fourth and |
| Light Resistance |
| No. (weight ratio) |
| Sixth Layer |
| Sixth Layers |
| Yellow |
| Magenta |
| Cyan |
| Remarks |
| __________________________________________________________________________ |
| a UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 |
| Solv-1 -- -- 60 58 60 Comparative |
| (3/4/1) Example |
| b UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 |
| Solv-2 --/-- 59 57 60 Comparative |
| (3/4/1) Example |
| c UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 |
| Solv-5 --/-- 59 57 59 Comparative |
| (3/4/1) Example |
| d UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 |
| Solv-6 --/-- 57 56 59 Comparative |
| (3/4/1) Example |
| e UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 |
| Solv-1 I-i-1/-- |
| 60 62 60 Comparative |
| (3/4/1) Example |
| f UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 |
| Solv-5 I-i-1/-- |
| 60 60 59 Comparative |
| (3/4/1) Example |
| g UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 |
| Solv-1 I-i-1/I-i-1 |
| 69 73 75 This |
| (3/4/1) Invention |
| h UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 |
| Solv-2 " 69 72 74 This |
| (3/4/1) Invention |
| i UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 |
| Solv-5 " 72 69 72 This |
| (3/4/1) Invention |
| j UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 |
| Solv-6 " 68 68 70 This |
| (3/4/1) Invention |
| k UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 |
| " I-i-2/I-i-2 |
| 70 71 73 This |
| (3/4/1) Invention |
| l UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 |
| " I-i-1/I-i-18 |
| 72 71 74 This |
| (3/4/1) Invention |
| m UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 |
| " I-i-21/I-i-21 |
| 75 73 75 This |
| (3/4/1) Invention |
| n UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 |
| -- --/-- 60 58 60 Comparative |
| (3/4/1) Example |
| o UV-19/UV-24/UV-39 |
| -- I-i-21/I-i-23 |
| 75 74 75 This |
| (3/4/1) Invention |
| p UV-14/UV-32/UV-41 |
| Solv-2 --/-- 61 61 63 Comparative |
| (2/1/3) Example |
| q UV-14/UV-32/UV-41 |
| " I-i-2/-- |
| 61 63 63 Comparative |
| (2/1/3) Example |
| r UV-14/UV-32/UV-41 |
| Solv-2 I-i-2/I-i-2 |
| 70 72 74 This |
| (2/1/3) Invention |
| s UV-11/UV-29/UV-73 |
| " --/-- 60 59 62 Comparative |
| (1/2/1) Example |
| t UV-11/UV-29/UV-73 |
| " I-i-21/I-i-23 |
| 73 71 73 This |
| (1/2/1) Invention |
| u UV-11/UV-29/UV-73 |
| -- I-i-21/I-i-23 |
| 73 72 75 This |
| (1/2/1) Invention |
| v UV-22/UV-37/UV-60 |
| Solv-5 --/-- 58 57 59 Comparative |
| (3/4/2) Example |
| w UV-22/UV-37/UV-60 |
| Solv-5 I-i-21/I-i-18 |
| 70 70 72 This |
| (3/4/2) Invention |
| x UV-22/UV-37/UV-60 |
| " --/I-i-18 |
| 70 68 71 This |
| (3/4/1) Invention |
| y UV-22/UV-37/UV-60 |
| -- I-i-21/-- |
| 59 59 59 Comparative |
| (3/4/2) Example |
| z UV-22/UV-37/UV-60 |
| -- I-i-21/I-i-18 |
| 71 72 72 This |
| (3/4/2) Invention |
| __________________________________________________________________________ |
As may be seen from the results set forth in Table 5, the multi-layer color photosensitive materials of this present invention had markedly improved light fastness of each of the cyan, magenta and yellow dye images which were formed from each coupler.
While the invention has been described in detail and with reference to specific embodiments thereof, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope thereof.
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